TripAdvisor Reviews Brandenburger Hof Cologne

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... in the picture. There were many Kolsch brauhauses around and we stopped for lunch at Brauhaus Sion. People were dressed up everywhere like it was Halloween and we later discovered it was a carnival. Annissa tried the currywurst and I had a foot long bratwurst with fried potatoes and a creamy cabbage. The people next to us had pork knuckles and what must have been a 6 foot long bratwurst. I also tried ...

... many miles on the tram and underground, the lady on reception explained where to get on and off the tram and the timetable (every 20 mins) the station was only 5 mins walk from the hotel front door and a tram was waiting to depart when I got there.

I got off at the HBF, Dusseldorf's main station, it's a very busy station with thousands of people going about their business, many shops and cafes in the station and the place had a real buzz, it's the ...

... it seemed to go ok but I realised later that for such a short I break I needn't have paid for extra luggage, my carry on flight bag was big enough for my needs and could probably last 5 - 6 days with what I can pack into one cabin bag.

I arrived at Birmingham airport after taking two trains to get there about 90 mins before take off time, I had used the auto check in on line and printed a boarding pass before leaving ...

I am finally settled in and organised for tomorrow, and now it’s fairly late so I am fighting to hold my eyelids up as I checked Facebook and emails to see what’s been happening at home before I fall asleep.

... by the river. This is the Rhine River here. We see a couple of the Viking Cruise line ships and local ships docked along the way. We stop for a light dinner and then we return back for the night.

Day 2

I think I have finally beat this thing (or at least tamed it some). I am up at 5:00 AM bright eyed and bushy tailed. Off to the shower and then I think I will go and get some early morning pictures of Koln. Now Koln is a big city with a small historical part. We ...